tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post8856319233847489326..comments2019-09-14T15:23:50.481+01:00Comments on Curious British Telly: 25 Curious British TV Comedies That Only Had One SeriesTelly Viewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-54986013241964122202019-05-19T23:34:43.955+01:002019-05-19T23:34:43.955+01:00If I remember rightly I think The Girlie Show proc...If I remember rightly I think The Girlie Show proclaimed Charles as their wanker of the week for, through no fault of his own, monopolising Friday night television with a new series of Red Dwarf the aforementioned Capt Butler and late night ITV entertainment show Funky Bunker all airing on that particular night! Charles himself wasn&#39;t best impressed with the scheduling as it meant almost a year&#39;s work would be screened in just six weeks. Ian Rushworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-15323521916763732162019-02-21T11:04:30.826+00:002019-02-21T11:04:30.826+00:00The Estate Agents is hilarious The Estate Agents is hilarious Lee Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060720980251201616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-43272470878963655842019-01-17T13:28:41.202+00:002019-01-17T13:28:41.202+00:00he proposition is sent to Devasena from the side o...he proposition is sent to Devasena from the side of Shivagami and is dismissed by Devasena. The Queen is infuriated at this mentality of Devasena and trains Amarendra to catch, tie her as detainee and present her at the court of Maahishmati. <a href="https://www.iwatchfreeonline.com" rel="nofollow">watch hollywood movies online</a><br /><br /> Charles Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639742669691521251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-32228227065187003052017-01-08T23:44:22.869+00:002017-01-08T23:44:22.869+00:00And, yes, I don&#39;t think Charlotte has done muc...And, yes, I don&#39;t think Charlotte has done much in the way of TV since Dinner Date. Nice trivia about Yorkie Smith there! Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-8378251329609759092017-01-08T23:41:43.446+00:002017-01-08T23:41:43.446+00:00I really must get Lucky Feller on DVD. It&#39;s no...I really must get Lucky Feller on DVD. It&#39;s not perfect, but it&#39;s a decent slice of 70s sitcom with one of the true greats of British comedy, so seems silly to decline! Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-16604480166572219272017-01-08T23:34:10.929+00:002017-01-08T23:34:10.929+00:00Charlotte Hudson has sort of disappeared hasn&#39;...Charlotte Hudson has sort of disappeared hasn&#39;t she? The last thing I believe she did was provide the narration for Dinner Date. I remember watching Bruiser and then seeing her as Tony Wilson&#39;s quiz assistant on Channel 5 gameshow Topranko in 2001 or 02. Bit of trivia, her brother is Robert Hudson who played Yorkie Smith on The Bill back in the &#39;80sMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-33411186495131375242017-01-08T23:04:45.795+00:002017-01-08T23:04:45.795+00:00&#39;Bruiser&#39; was a real glimpse into the futu... &#39;Bruiser&#39; was a real glimpse into the future of British TV - I watched it at the time, when it was tucked away by BBC2 in a post-Newsnight slot.<br />The irony is that the member of the &#39;Bruiser&#39; cast who seemed most ambitious was Charlotte Hudson, who you rarely hear about now.<br /> My Dad was a big fan of &#39;Lucky Feller&#39; when it first appeared. He recently watched it for the first time in 40 years and enjoyed it all over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-19737364367858718032016-12-20T17:33:18.152+00:002016-12-20T17:33:18.152+00:00I keep meaning to do a bit on Captain Butler. I re...I keep meaning to do a bit on Captain Butler. I really wanted to like it, but it was just awful. A Prince Among Men didn&#39;t fare much better, but I think that got two series somehow. Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-14020875569816968842016-12-20T17:22:57.323+00:002016-12-20T17:22:57.323+00:00And regarding &#39;Nurse&#39;, don&#39;t forget ab...And regarding &#39;Nurse&#39;, don&#39;t forget about Paul Whitehouse&#39;s similar earlier series &#39;Help&#39; as well, much as the BBC might want to bury all trace of Chris Langham.kisbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809685647885503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-24006519374105442882016-12-20T17:18:49.318+00:002016-12-20T17:18:49.318+00:00Oh, and I nearly forgot about &#39;Jam&#39;, thoug...Oh, and I nearly forgot about &#39;Jam&#39;, though the radio version is faaaaaaaaaaaaaar trippier.kisbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809685647885503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-38213379060664715842016-12-20T17:17:29.740+00:002016-12-20T17:17:29.740+00:00Just a quick shout-out for &#39;KMKYWAP&#39; and &...Just a quick shout-out for &#39;KMKYWAP&#39; and &#39;Brass Eye&#39;, which like their parent program &#39;The Day Today&#39; said everything they needed to say in just one series (well almost everything). I won&#39;t mention &#39;Nathan Barley&#39; here, because that was bloody awful.<br /><br />The TV version of &#39;Hitchhiker&#39;s Guide to the Galaxy&#39; was notably less successful than the radio and book versions - and for my money inferior to the computer game as well - lasting only a single series before being axed. Yet because it was on telly, it&#39;s the version most people are familiar with.<br /><br />Adam Faith&#39;s last acting role was a sitcom in 2002 called &#39;The House That Jack Built&#39;. Not sure if there ever would&#39;ve been a 2nd series but he died only a few months later anyway, his last words supposedly being a declaration that Channel 5 was &quot;shit&quot; and a &quot;waste of space&quot;.<br /><br />Mention of Chris Barrie&#39;s &#39;A Prince Amongst Men&#39; on the football show thread reminds me of his &#39;Red Dwarf&#39; co-star Craig Charles&#39; pirate-ship sitcom &#39;Captain Butler&#39; on Channel 4, co-incidentally also broadcast in 1997 and also an enormous flop. In fact, it was so bad &#39;The Girlie Show&#39; - remember that? - made him their Wanker of the Week for it.<br /><br />And lastly, I recall French &amp; Saunders tried getting in on the Blackadder act with a Palace of Versailles-set sitcom in 1999, &#39;Let Them Eat Cake&#39;, to little success. But it&#39;s better than some make out.kisbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809685647885503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-42512767720089189302016-12-20T16:57:26.792+00:002016-12-20T16:57:26.792+00:00Talking of &#39;Fast Show&#39; spin-off failures, ...Talking of &#39;Fast Show&#39; spin-off failures, another one-series wonder I recall was Harry Enfield&#39;s &#39;Celeb&#39; on BBC1, based on the Private Eye cartoon. Around the same time Ozzy Osbourne was doing it for real on MTV. The difference being that Ozzy was a billion times funnier.kisbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16809685647885503821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-86315140135376157452016-11-12T00:50:38.755+00:002016-11-12T00:50:38.755+00:00Missed that one! Will have to investigate!Missed that one! Will have to investigate!Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-36818150150194229802016-11-10T00:38:32.336+00:002016-11-10T00:38:32.336+00:00Snakes and Ladders Yorkshire tv 1989
http://www.i...Snakes and Ladders Yorkshire tv 1989<br /><br />http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096700/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_46<br /><br />Adrian Edmondson and John Gordon Sinclair star <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-85128524583255129352016-11-01T22:48:49.358+00:002016-11-01T22:48:49.358+00:00I&#39;d forgotten the name for about 25 years, but...I&#39;d forgotten the name for about 25 years, but then one day someone emailed me about it! Here&#39;s a more in-depth look at it: http://www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2015/04/jackson-pace-great-years.html<br /><br />There&#39;s an even more in-depth look at it (and an interview with Daniel Peacock) in my e-book &#39;The Hidden Gems and Oddities of British Children&#39;s TV Vol. 1!Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-57498900701784909032016-11-01T22:40:32.114+00:002016-11-01T22:40:32.114+00:00I had totally forgotten the name Jackson Pace. I r...I had totally forgotten the name Jackson Pace. I remember peacock and Josie Lawrence being particularly brilliant in it.Alan Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920080723618205512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-11720518814479042012016-10-30T21:46:58.118+00:002016-10-30T21:46:58.118+00:00Ah there were plenty more I could have included, b...Ah there were plenty more I could have included, but I&#39;d have been writing this for months!Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-58660425238397696542016-10-30T19:38:56.864+00:002016-10-30T19:38:56.864+00:00You forgot Filthy Rich ans Catflap mate which only...You forgot Filthy Rich ans Catflap mate which only had 1 series unfortunately. With Rik Ade and Nigel Planner, it was so so funny.<br />Pete HydesPete Hydeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264821777898996046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-54426100005428297182016-10-22T06:39:20.000+01:002016-10-22T06:39:20.000+01:00If You See God Tell Him is one of my favs! I first...If You See God Tell Him is one of my favs! I first saw it when BBC four had a David Renwick night in 2007 and they showed the first episode for what I believe was the first time since its original transmission. It intrigued me so much because it was unlike anything I had seen Richard Briers before and Im a massive Ade Edmondson fan who&#39;s character is very similar to Victor Meldrew from Renwicks One Foot in the Grave (complaining about the amount of junk mail that comes through the letter box). I love all the satire about how absurd advertising can be. I think its a combination of masterful comedy writing made even better by the talents of an excellent cast onscreen. I wasnt aware how rare the dvd is, glad I got my copy when i did!M.R Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362528598485421681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-28291256358135556622016-10-21T22:10:29.867+01:002016-10-21T22:10:29.867+01:00The first and only time I saw it was when it was f...The first and only time I saw it was when it was first aired, and now the DVD is as rare as rocking horse shite!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-70017625905047703382016-10-21T21:52:42.580+01:002016-10-21T21:52:42.580+01:00Any cast list featuring Tom Chadbon is fine by me!...Any cast list featuring Tom Chadbon is fine by me! Wonder if any episodes survive...Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-69579394866549697852016-10-21T21:49:13.363+01:002016-10-21T21:49:13.363+01:00I absolutely loved If You See God Tell Him when it...I absolutely loved If You See God Tell Him when it aired, but when it finally came out on DVD I found it all rather average. Maybe time for a reassessment though... Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-77940841175523697652016-10-21T14:04:22.496+01:002016-10-21T14:04:22.496+01:00Richard Briers had a run of these too in the 90s; ...Richard Briers had a run of these too in the 90s; If You See God Tell Him being especially unique, and then there was Esmonde and Larbey&#39;s Down to EarthMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569732807130090838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-52626298115374742512016-10-21T09:04:18.666+01:002016-10-21T09:04:18.666+01:00What about World In Ferment. Just look at that cas...What about World In Ferment. Just look at that cast list: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397847/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#castjonathan pinnockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17865393294059636207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-38387758286493327352016-10-20T23:45:53.473+01:002016-10-20T23:45:53.473+01:00Willy Bosom! Willy Bosom! Telly Viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.com